Re: [PATCH Resend][Trivial] Match on_each_cpu behaviour on UP toSMP

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Tue Sep 13 2011 - 15:02:34 EST


On 09/07/11 23:57, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
> The comment in the SMP implementation of on_each_cpu says:
> "May be used during early boot while
> early_boot_irqs_disabled is set. Use local_irq_save/restore() instead
> of local_irq_disable/enable()."
>
> but the existing UP macro version uses local_irq_disable/enable().
>
> Do the safe thing - make the UP version match the SMP one.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Jiri Kosina <trivial@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/smp.h | 5 +++--
> 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
> index 8cc38d3..7c9b9d4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/smp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/smp.h
> @@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ static inline int up_smp_call_function(smp_call_func_t func, void *info)
> (up_smp_call_function(func, info))
> #define on_each_cpu(func,info,wait) \
> ({ \
> - local_irq_disable(); \
> + unsigned long __flags; \
> + local_irq_save(__flags); \
> func(info); \
> - local_irq_enable(); \
> + local_irq_retore(__flags); \

You tested that? ^^^^^^


> 0; \
> })
> static inline void smp_send_reschedule(int cpu) { }


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~Randy
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